brainwashes

verb

present tense third-person singular of brainwash
as in convinces
to cause (someone) to think or believe something by using methods that make a person unable to think normally Terrorists brainwashed the prisoners. Does advertising brainwash children?

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  1. convinces
  2. persuades
  3. brings
  4. attracts
  5. sells
  6. entices
  7. induces
  8. influences
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  • And then there’s the annual plowing of millions in DWP surplus dollars into the City Hall piggy bank, which convinces ratepayers they’re being fleeced.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • In Robocop, a giant tech conglomerate convinces the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved, fallen officer.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Definition of convinces
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  • The open question is whether Wednesday’s beat and share price jump is just a blip, or the catalyst that persuades investors to give the stock a more durable re-rating.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Carol persuades Clark to take out a life-insurance policy on her husband—an unusual request outside of a film noir, though not such a departure from the annals of heterosexuality, in which women have depended on men for security for millennia.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
Definition of persuades
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  • The storm system brings the chance of some hail and damaging winds throughout the evening.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Mecklenburg County this year also invited the neighborhood to participate in its inaugural Meck Fest, a series that brings free food, music and activities to smaller community parks.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of brings
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  • Unlike traditional sports markets, the city continuously attracts tourists looking for entertainment.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Prepare for a wait—on busy weekends, this casual spot attracts a crowd, with waits up to two hours for groups.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Definition of attracts
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  • Veejay is a great model and sells Naheim’s and Jeffrey’s outfits, which are both really fashionable and exciting; Jeffrey’s burgundy suit is very femme-fatale Ursula.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Flock sells its services as a crime-fighting tool, built on a network of cameras that record and analyze everything that passes by them.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of sells
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  • Guadalupe River State Park entices visitors with its cool waters for tubing, paddling, and swimming and family-friendly campgrounds.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • The play, which won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize this year, entices on the page despite seeming overstuffed and curiously decentralized.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of entices
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  • Researchers exposed male mouse testicle cells, known as TM3 cells, to a chemical that induces oxidative stress.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
  • For Carney, 43, though, being asked to draw or write a tattoo for a fan immediately induces a certain level of stress.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Definition of induces
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  • In Iceland, researchers will release 80 weather balloons over a 26-hour period to examine how the eclipse influences Earth’s atmospheric boundary layer — the layer of the atmosphere closest to the ground.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • My team is also investigating how selectively targeting these toxic protein clumps influences their spread, inflammation in the nervous system and brain cell survival across different brain regions.
    — Sunil Kumar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
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